Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research (CSCOR)

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The Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research (CSCOR)

Located in Silver Spring, Maryland, the Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research is a federal-academic partnership providing predictive capabilities for managing coastal ecosystems. CSCOR supports research in three areas: coastal fisheries ecosystems, cumulative coastal impacts, and harmful algal blooms/eutrophication.

The Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA)

CCMA provides long-term measurements at a network of sites. The monitoring programs build upon the Mussel Watch and the National Status and Trends Programs. The Center is also developing thematic, regional, watersheds, and national assessments.

The Center for Coastal Fisheries and Habitat Research at Beaufort (CCFHR)

CCFHR is developing an understanding of the biological productivity of estuaries and ocean ecosystems to enhance coastal habitats and living marine resources. Major research areas include: habitat restoration; fisheries response to exploitation, and biological productivity and cycling of contaminants in the southeast and Gulf of Mexico.

The Center for Coastal Environmental Health and Biomolecular Research (CCEHBR)

CCEHBR provides scientific information required to resolve important issues related to the health of coastal ecosystems. Major research areas include: marine toxins and harmful algal blooms; environmental quality and coastal ecosystem health; land use and presence of chemical contaminants in the marine environment; and genetic characterization of fish and shellfish. The Oxford Cooperative Lab, affiliated with Charleston, specializes in shellfish pathology and habitat restoration research.

Hollings Marine Laboratory (HML)

HML, located in Charleston, South Carolina, is a newly established multi institutional, multi-disciplinary laboratory providing science and biotechnology applications to sustain, protect, and restore coastal ecosystems, emphasizing linkages between the environment and human health. Major research areas include: environmental/analytical chemistry; marine genomics; contemporary use of pesticides; ecotoxicology; proteomics; and aquaculture production and disease.